State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Lawyers in District of Columbia earn a median of $195,190. In Illinois, $160,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.4%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Lawyers
- Median
- $195,190
- p25
- $172,060
- p75
- $360,310
- p10
- $120,580
- p90
- $392,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
Illinois
Lawyers
- Median
- $160,800
- p25
- $103,020
- p75
- $224,450
- p10
- $82,160
- p90
- $330,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.